"Once again I became convinced of need for staff replacement," - Minister of Agrarian Policy Kutovyi comments on his subordinate's detention while receiving bribe

Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Taras Kutovyi announces zero tolerance policy for corruption in his agency.

The minister wrote on Facebook, commenting on the SBU's detention of the head of one of the ministry's departments accepting $150,000 in bribe, Censor.NET reports.

"Yesterday, once again I became convinced of the need to replace the staff. I have repeatedly stressed that the law enforcement agencies will deal with all perpetrators. This is my compelling stand.

"I thank NABU and SBU for making people from the previous team understand that my policy is zero tolerance for corruption. And I will do my best to facilitate screening of the ministry, including by joint efforts. The reform is not somewhere else, it's here and applies to everyone," Kutovyi underlined.

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